Sponsored by Reps. Murry, Moffitt, Bryan, et al., and signed into law by Gov. McCrory in 2013, HB74 is “an act to streamline the regulatory process in order to stimulate job creation and eliminate unnecessary regulation, and to amend certain environmental and natural resource laws.” HB74 requires the automatic expiration of thousands of administrative regulatory rules in North Carolina that do not earn reauthorization. HB74 aims to eliminate all regulations in North Carolina except ones deemed to be absolutely necessary.

Sponsored by Sen. Troy Fraser and Rep. Pitts, and signed into law in 2013 by Gov. Rick Perry, SJR1 and HB4 secure an abundant water supply for the State of Texas through a $2 billion water infrastructure development fund known as The State Water Implementation Fund (or SWIFT). The law empowers a highly-accountable, governor-appointed Texas Water Development Board to build reservoirs and water pipelines for industry, farming, and communities.